FRONT AND CENTER Vol. 2, No 9, September, 2023 Mission Honoring the legacy of Carolina Marines and Sailors, inspiring future generations As previously reported, we received approval from the Marine Corps for our site lease and we are now working with the Department of the Navy (the owner of the land). This process is estimated…
FRONT AND CENTER Vol. 2, No 8, August, 2023 Mission Honoring the legacy of Carolina Marines and Sailors, inspiring future generations Message from SE0… We are excited to announce that the Marine Corps has forwarded our site lease request to the Department of Navy for action! We are building a world-class museum! Please see the following…
FRONT AND CENTER Vol. 2, No 7, July, 2023 Mission Honoring the legacy of Carolina Marines and Sailors and inspiring future generations. Message from SE0… It has been said that “Everything good, everything magical happens between the months of June and August”. This applies to the Museum as well! We are aggressively working all pre-construction…
FRONT AND CENTER Vol. 2, No 6, May, 2023 Mission Honoring the legacy of Carolina Marines and Sailors and inspiring future generations. Message from SE0… As we start the summer season, we are continuing to make steady progress. While we were hoping to report a decision on the land lease, we remain optimistic that a decision…
FRONT AND CENTER Vol. 2, No 5, May, 2023 Mission Honoring the legacy of Carolina Marines and Sailors and inspiring future generations. Message from SE0… Pre-constructions activities continue to progress nicely. Ralph Appelbaum Associates (exhibit designer) is 50 percent complete with exhibit “concept development” and will finalize by July. CJMW (architect) has finalized building design documents and…
FRONT AND CENTER Vol. 2, No 4, April, 2023 Mission Honoring the legacy of Carolina Marines and Sailors and inspiring future generations. A Message from the CEO Since March Madness just ended and UConn won the National Championship, I thought it worthwhile to share a great story about Jim Valvano who coached N.C. State University…
FRONT AND CENTER Vol. 2, No 3, March, 2023 Mission Honoring the legacy of Carolina Marines and Sailors and inspiring future generations. A Message from the CEO With the team to build the Museum in place, we are moving out on the “Concept Design” phase with Ralph Applebaum Associates (Exhibit Designer). It is fascinating to…
FRONT AND CENTER Vol. 2, No 2, February, 2023 Mission Honoring the legacy of Carolina Marines and Sailors and inspiring future generations. A Message from the CEO 2023 is off to a great start for the Carolina Museum of the Marine | Al Gray Institute. The team that will build the museum is in place:…
FRONT AND CENTER Vol. 2, No 1, January 2023 Mission Honoring the legacy of Carolina Marines and Sailors and inspiring future generations. A Message from the CEO Happy New Year! 2023 is going to be an exciting year for the Carolina Museum of the Marine | Al Gray Institute. We have selected Ralph Applebaum Associates (RAA) as…
FRONT AND CENTER Vol. 1, No 12, Decemer 2022 Mission Honoring the legacy of Carolina Marines and Sailors and inspiring future generations. A Message from the CEO We continue to make great progress on building a world-class Museum. We are preparing to select a General Contractor and Exhibit Designer and the intent is to have the…
FRONT AND CENTER Vol. 1, No 11, November 2022 Mission Honoring the legacy of Carolina Marines and Sailors and inspiring future generations. A Message from the CEO As I reflect on the mission of the Carolina Museum of the Marine | Al Gray Institute, it is awe inspiring and it is a privilege to be…
FRONT AND CENTER Vol. 1, No 10, October 2022 Mission Honoring the legacy of Carolina Marines and Sailors and inspiring future generations. A Message from the CEO It has been said that “our passions are ignited when we set out to advance a cause greater than ourselves”. I think this statement aptly describes the mission of…
